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spoke to the father of a guantanamo prisoner who also heads of the kuwaiti detainees in guantanamo committee colleague he told us what happened to his son after he resorted to starvation my son being there for eleven years no charges again it's against him it is very difficult for him to tell me what's going on there because it is the district shoes for all the detainees not to talk about the conditions inside the camp box i can tell by the way he looks was so skinny this is the famous time for him to put some glasses on his eyes. looks he looks horrible. he could not concentrate while he's talking to me he has. affected his. thinking we are very very concerned about his life and this week saw britain embroiled in a row about its own guantanamo clone it was revealed that up to ninety afghan nationals are being detained in secret and without charge at the camp bastion base it is our teaser for doubt some have been held there for more than a year. e.-k. lawyers described this is a secret facility that was completely off the radar leading some to describe this as the u.k.'s kuantan image in afg
spoke to the father of a guantanamo prisoner who also heads of the kuwaiti detainees in guantanamo committee colleague he told us what happened to his son after he resorted to starvation my son being there for eleven years no charges again it's against him it is very difficult for him to tell me what's going on there because it is the district shoes for all the detainees not to talk about the conditions inside the camp box i can tell by the way he looks was so skinny this is the famous time for...
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and i think that the legacy of two thousand and one of guantanamo. and the extraordinary rendition process is something that's going to live for a very long time international law has been seriously undermined by britain and the usa and their behavior over afghanistan for the past twelve years the afghan government is supposed to be in charge of the country and those british american and many other soldiers allegedly fighting to protect this government they claim they can't hold prisons over this government they'll be tortured but instead they're held illegally in these two bases. egypt's legislative body is ruled illegal by the country's supreme courts while on the streets brutal executions become of worryingly common and i could police services leading to a spread of vigilante justice that story of this coming up plus. the new gold medals for the search the winter olympics are being unveiled causing ripples of excitement with less than a year before the event takes russia and the world by storm. distraction is one thing the media does very well we
and i think that the legacy of two thousand and one of guantanamo. and the extraordinary rendition process is something that's going to live for a very long time international law has been seriously undermined by britain and the usa and their behavior over afghanistan for the past twelve years the afghan government is supposed to be in charge of the country and those british american and many other soldiers allegedly fighting to protect this government they claim they can't hold prisons over...
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for people who say, and i heard the president say, that guantanamo causes terrorism, guantanamo bay prison was not there when 9/11 took place. the blind sheik who was involved in trying to blow up the world trade center in 1993, there was no guantanamo. it's a hoax to say that. what you say is not true. it's false. to say that bin laden and people like that say, oh, well, the congress and the administration, they're going to close down guantanamo, we are going to close down al qaeda, we are going to close down all the terrorism, it just doesn't make any sense. this is a bad amendment. the gentleman is a good friend. it's a bad amendment and very dangerous amendment and would cost a lot of money and quite frankly would endanger the localities. if you vote for this amendment, you better be prepared. what locality wants to bring khalid sheikh mohammed to their local neighborhood? what locality wants to bring khalid sheikh mohammed to their county, to the state? i say none. i urge a no vote on the amendment and yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from texas. mr. cul
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been but guantanamo. they cannot be transferred anywhere or tried anywhere else. they have to be there, permanently. why? because afraid. why less afraid of having them there than anywhere else? who knows? but it is five straight years now that congress has done this. today president obama named one of the two special envoys he says he will appoint to try to figure out a way to close guantanamo and send the prisoners elsewhere. this weekend the chief prosecutor there said almost nobody's still at guantanamo is even eligible for the kind of military tribunal that they do there anyway, so don't expect too many more of them. and the defense department today responded to a lawsuit by "the miami herald's" excellent reporter carol rosenberg, and it released the names of 48 prisoners, who the government said it doesn't know what to do with at all. they're not eligible for the tribunal system. there's not evidence enough against them for a real trial. and there's no plan that the pentagon thinks is safe for relea
been but guantanamo. they cannot be transferred anywhere or tried anywhere else. they have to be there, permanently. why? because afraid. why less afraid of having them there than anywhere else? who knows? but it is five straight years now that congress has done this. today president obama named one of the two special envoys he says he will appoint to try to figure out a way to close guantanamo and send the prisoners elsewhere. this weekend the chief prosecutor there said almost nobody's still...
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the amnesty spokesperson said guantÁnamo's continued existence undermines obama's global credibility on critical issues. >> we say to president obama, come here, support peace and the rule of law internationally by closing guantÁnamo and seizing the breach of his -- the breaches of international law. >> at least 10 syrian soldiers have been killed in a bombing of a military checkpoint in damascus. 10 others were wounded. syria is expected to dominate talks at today's g8 summit in ireland. as world leaders arrived today, russian president vladimir putin criticized the u.s. for last week's decision to arm syrian rebels, saying the aid will go to fighters who needs human flesh. putin was referring to an infamous video that cap -- and that circulated last month of a syrian rebel biting into the organ of a dead syrian soldier. susan rice defended the decision to arm syrian rebels and played down the speculation that the u.s. will signal impose a zone not syria. likes our intelligence community has high confidence a chemical weapons, including staring, have been used by the government aga
the amnesty spokesperson said guantÁnamo's continued existence undermines obama's global credibility on critical issues. >> we say to president obama, come here, support peace and the rule of law internationally by closing guantÁnamo and seizing the breach of his -- the breaches of international law. >> at least 10 syrian soldiers have been killed in a bombing of a military checkpoint in damascus. 10 others were wounded. syria is expected to dominate talks at today's g8 summit in...
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and stop the force feeding of hunger strikers in guantanamo doctors were around the globe call on president obama to allow the prisoners independent medical care. hello there live for me are to new central moscow thanks ever so much for your company it's appreciated my name is kevin now in our top story then tonight the u.k. government is campaigning to win hearts and minds in scotland ahead of its historic referendum on independence foreign secretary william hague has given a speech in edinburgh to try and persuade the scots the safer stronger and better off with britain and his r.t.e. sarah firth report sees only added fuel to the debate scottish independence. think that really a good thing that will today it will in the century that have bred to around a hundred fifty delegates the more wolves and stuff is that it might be in it he said that he tried the scottish independence is met around the world he said it is possible in the full sense he's laying out some of the negative implications a vote for independence could have used in the yes campaign we want to see scottish independence app
and stop the force feeding of hunger strikers in guantanamo doctors were around the globe call on president obama to allow the prisoners independent medical care. hello there live for me are to new central moscow thanks ever so much for your company it's appreciated my name is kevin now in our top story then tonight the u.k. government is campaigning to win hearts and minds in scotland ahead of its historic referendum on independence foreign secretary william hague has given a speech in...
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detainee guantanamo bay detainees. information and these assessments include everything from up their background health conditions affiliation with terrorist organizations and details of how these detainees were captured those that testified today described the documents as classified and that leaving that could pose a danger to national security we had a rear admiral give us a specific example david was said information revealed intelligence sources now still to come in this trial are testimony regarding the over two hundred fifty thousand cables manning allegedly stole from a state department database a spokes person a military spokesperson today told us that we will hear from a state department witness that with unclear when exactly that is going to happen going on to our third week of this court martial we've heard from over forty of the one hundred forty witnesses we are told slated to testify many faces twenty one charges the most serious of which is aiding the enemy manning pleaded agreed to plead not guilty to
detainee guantanamo bay detainees. information and these assessments include everything from up their background health conditions affiliation with terrorist organizations and details of how these detainees were captured those that testified today described the documents as classified and that leaving that could pose a danger to national security we had a rear admiral give us a specific example david was said information revealed intelligence sources now still to come in this trial are...
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we did speak to the father of one guantanamo bay prisoner he was so heads the kuwaiti detainees in guantanamo committee. he told us what happened to his son after he resorted to that of starvation my son being there for eleven years without having justice and he is there without committing any crime nor charges again it's against him it is very difficult for him to tell me what's going on there because there is violence on the there is the district shoes for all the detainees not to talk about the conditions inside the camp but i can tell by the way he looks he was so skinny. if this is the fairest time for him to put some glasses on his eyes. looks he looks horrible. he could not concentrate while he's talking to me. i have sometimes to repeat simple sentences to him. too old to three times just to bring his attention so he could understand what i am saying he has i lack of nutrition it affected his body his thinking his brain it which is really really we are very concerned very concerned about his life meanwhile it's been a for a week since barack obama pledged to shut down guantanamo for t
we did speak to the father of one guantanamo bay prisoner he was so heads the kuwaiti detainees in guantanamo committee. he told us what happened to his son after he resorted to that of starvation my son being there for eleven years without having justice and he is there without committing any crime nor charges again it's against him it is very difficult for him to tell me what's going on there because there is violence on the there is the district shoes for all the detainees not to talk about...
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why should be guantanamo? do defendants have greater rights if they are transferred from guantÁnamo to the place in the united states was mark the supreme court have said some unknown, they do not. are they more likely to escape if they are transferred to the united states? the number of escapes from a maximum prison if the united states has been zero. is it less expensive to hold them at quantum of? most certainly not. the average cost of incarcerated somebody in a super max prison is $34,000 a year. the cost to the taxpayer of incarcerated so but at guantÁnamo is over $1.6 million a year. is there some strategic advantage globally of holding the dick cheney's -- detainees? general petraeus and other leaders of our intelligence and military forces have said that guantanamo is the best recruiting device against the united states around the world for those who are trying to sell the lies that the united states is inhumane and unjust place. there is simply no rationale for an indefinite extension of the proble
why should be guantanamo? do defendants have greater rights if they are transferred from guantÁnamo to the place in the united states was mark the supreme court have said some unknown, they do not. are they more likely to escape if they are transferred to the united states? the number of escapes from a maximum prison if the united states has been zero. is it less expensive to hold them at quantum of? most certainly not. the average cost of incarcerated somebody in a super max prison is $34,000...
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bay will let it keep guantanamo bay open. thank you and i yield back. >> the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. two brief points. we are going to have a military presence there and we need to have the barracks, the medical facilities, etc. regardless of whether they are detainee's. we'd have a a proper facilities for our folks. since the i did not think one can say this is how much it costs for a person in federal prison versus this is how much it costs in guantanamo. for example, i have before me is of the elected mayor of new york sent to the zero and b. his estimate for the security and so forth for new york would be to run its $60 million the first year and to a $6 million annually in subsequent years. maybe other cities would not be as expensive as new york but the point is whether it is detainee movement that the u.s. marshals service would have had to perform, fbi pay into the federal system, if your point to compare their is it for comparison needs to be made. i think that
bay will let it keep guantanamo bay open. thank you and i yield back. >> the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. two brief points. we are going to have a military presence there and we need to have the barracks, the medical facilities, etc. regardless of whether they are detainee's. we'd have a a proper facilities for our folks. since the i did not think one can say this is how much it costs for a person in federal prison versus this is...
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through the freedom of information act request the miami herald of tame the names of guantanamo bay detainees said to be too dangerous to release so where do we go from here we'll talk to one tunnel bay attorney coming up. with concerns growing over the secrecy of the n.s.a. surveillance program the government attempted to explain more about it today but is it enough to help alleviate the fears the government is spying on its citizens will try to answer that with n.s.a. whistleblower thomas drake. it's tuesday june eighteenth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you are watching r t well we begin this tonight with an in-depth look at the latest polls that gauge the american public sentiment about syria in spite of the newest reports estimating that ninety three thousand syrians have died in civil war despite the obama administration's announcement that it has enough evidence to conclude the president all sides regime has used chemical weapons numerous times against rebel forces the majority of the american public does not want the u.s. to provide weapons to opposition forces a new
through the freedom of information act request the miami herald of tame the names of guantanamo bay detainees said to be too dangerous to release so where do we go from here we'll talk to one tunnel bay attorney coming up. with concerns growing over the secrecy of the n.s.a. surveillance program the government attempted to explain more about it today but is it enough to help alleviate the fears the government is spying on its citizens will try to answer that with n.s.a. whistleblower thomas...
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are being force fed at guantanamo describe it as a very painful procedure to which they gave no consent actually it is the opinion of the u.n. commission on human rights that force feeding is a lawful and torture when it's clear that it's a protest and a last resort for the detainees because before the hunger strike became impossible to ignore one tunnel was out of sight out of mind and washington was happy to keep it that way the u.n. has repeatedly called on the obama administration to stop the practice of force feeding and fix the underlying issue of this hunger strike which is indefinite detention the entire international community has called on the us to either try these people or let them go shopping tubes down their noses doesn't fix the problem . while the number of guantanamo bay detainees being force fed has been growing rapidly over the past few months just look at the figures here according to the prisons officials in march this year out of the thirty seven hunger strike is eleven were receiving and through feeds boss for the month and you have a dramatic increase jump to on
are being force fed at guantanamo describe it as a very painful procedure to which they gave no consent actually it is the opinion of the u.n. commission on human rights that force feeding is a lawful and torture when it's clear that it's a protest and a last resort for the detainees because before the hunger strike became impossible to ignore one tunnel was out of sight out of mind and washington was happy to keep it that way the u.n. has repeatedly called on the obama administration to stop...
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and i think that the legacy of two thousand and one of guantanamo come back. and the extraordinary rendition process is something that's going to live for a very long time international law has been seriously undermined by britain and the usa and their behavior over afghanistan for the past twelve years the afghan government is supposed to be in charge one tree and those british american and many other soldiers allegedly fighting to protect this government they claim they can't hold prisons over to this government they'll be tortured but instead they're held illegally in these two bases. and just ahead analyse me some woman on a mission to find families on. a u.s. senate committee has passed a bill that if signed by obama will love the u.s. to put a lot of weapons into the hands of syrian rebels this seems rather odd because many of the factions that are revolting seem like bad people to be arming in fact one rebel faction al nasra which according to the guardian is an islamist organization with links to al-qaeda is quickly becoming the most powerful rebel fac
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congress has voted against closing guantanamo bay blocking the use of taxpayer money to house any of these haney's transferred from the prison hunger strike at the facility isn't a is false month and some long suffering relatives of the inmates from yemen are skeptical that will ever see their loved ones again despite obama's promises to send them how. that was such. that some might argue there's not all that much difference between the physical torture that many prisoners undergo montana mode and the emotional trauma and their relatives are forced to deal with at home like the family of abdurahman ash batty a yemeni terror suspects held at the controversial detention center since two thousand and two after his arrest the whole family was accused of links to terrorists you only know we have them america's support for human rights is merely a show it only cares about its own people well it destroys the rights of all others who have been suffering for thirteen years now. in yemen president obama's recent promise to lift restrictions off get detainees specifically from the country was g
congress has voted against closing guantanamo bay blocking the use of taxpayer money to house any of these haney's transferred from the prison hunger strike at the facility isn't a is false month and some long suffering relatives of the inmates from yemen are skeptical that will ever see their loved ones again despite obama's promises to send them how. that was such. that some might argue there's not all that much difference between the physical torture that many prisoners undergo montana mode...
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thanks for joining us here on out see us republicans have against president obama's pledge to close guantanamo bay in congress they prevented the use of public money to move detainees many of which have been refusing food for five months in protest of their indefinite detention but lieutenant colonel barry when god who represents one inmate he says obama has the power to release the prisoners but simply isn't using it. under the national security whatever he can do that with the secretary of defense he does have that power it's time for this ministration to either put up or to at least tell us what's really going to happen the president doesn't have the authority to release men from guantanamo bay to include men like shakur aamer back to london now of the united states hunger strike there's no sign that there's anything in the cohesion going on to sort the hunger strike i mean my client reports that all of his personal possessions are still confiscated toothbrushes so good letters from home his attorney client. privilege to keep up with communicating between each other has all been taken and n
thanks for joining us here on out see us republicans have against president obama's pledge to close guantanamo bay in congress they prevented the use of public money to move detainees many of which have been refusing food for five months in protest of their indefinite detention but lieutenant colonel barry when god who represents one inmate he says obama has the power to release the prisoners but simply isn't using it. under the national security whatever he can do that with the secretary of...
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in a moment we'll tell you why guantanamo bay is staying open and how one of america's largest mobile networks is routinely handing over telephone records straight from the government. the civilized world produces more food than it needs. well people die of hunger in other countries. millions of victims every year. where a meal is the most value trade. is flood or droughts to blame. them it was a bad year without a train. we couldn't plods anything. there was great hunger. was a good help comes too late and without good intentions. charity diplomacy and business model to. artie's coming to you live from moscow with me war received millions of americans are reportedly having their phone records seized without their knowledge the u.s. national security agency has allegedly secretly forged risin one of the nation's biggest phone companies to hand over all of its core data let's get some more details on that right now it is tom barton joining us live here in the studio to talk with us rushing in on this story it certainly sounds like potentially sweeping surveillance here one of the lates
in a moment we'll tell you why guantanamo bay is staying open and how one of america's largest mobile networks is routinely handing over telephone records straight from the government. the civilized world produces more food than it needs. well people die of hunger in other countries. millions of victims every year. where a meal is the most value trade. is flood or droughts to blame. them it was a bad year without a train. we couldn't plods anything. there was great hunger. was a good help comes...
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the lawyer was picked to reopen state department offers of guantanamo by closure. office was closed inian source say shown has extensive government experience. formeral announcements will be made tomorrow many believe sign ever president's pledge to renew efforts close don't president' is on. >> several people result in deco laps in southern maryland today. saint mary county sheriff office says unstable deck at home collapsed in hollywood around 3:30. social say deco lapsed eight feet to ground. two people-taken to hospital we toll their injuries are not life threatening. >> world hope advanced solar powered airplane was on display today in virgina. crowds gathered to see the solar impulse. it is first aircraft to fly both day and night powered only by the sun. airplane has wingspan jumbo yet but light small car. currently hole five world record including 26 hour nonstop flight. they came up with idea after he became first man to fly nonstop around the world. in hot air balloons. >>. >> plan on in switz sweud. fly around the world. in two years. >> so what things g
the lawyer was picked to reopen state department offers of guantanamo by closure. office was closed inian source say shown has extensive government experience. formeral announcements will be made tomorrow many believe sign ever president's pledge to renew efforts close don't president' is on. >> several people result in deco laps in southern maryland today. saint mary county sheriff office says unstable deck at home collapsed in hollywood around 3:30. social say deco lapsed eight feet to...
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is this who we are. >> he orders two oversee guantanamo party. he listed at the moratorium, i'm transferring 50 yemeni. ut so far one has knocked one. meanwhile they want to try him. that's something many republicans and congress, long oppose. they moment they touch you as soil. >> but some may be warning to he president's new proposal. >> it's a sign some critics suct could be evident that 12 years of the start on the sold cold war on terror. >> they've been engaged in has had an ent. and at that ent, people have been held as prisoners of war, other secrets. i have been let go or they've been charged as war crimes. >> officials say they expect to make some progress in the coming weeks. both congress and other countries. so far it's not clear that the president has purr sueded the men that your situation is changing any time soon. >> still ahead, small faces in the big appear. could this be the answer to all the crowding in new york city? plus -- >> we're bad, guys. >> i love him. he's wonderful people. [laughter] we can be mad. >> the bikers who
is this who we are. >> he orders two oversee guantanamo party. he listed at the moratorium, i'm transferring 50 yemeni. ut so far one has knocked one. meanwhile they want to try him. that's something many republicans and congress, long oppose. they moment they touch you as soil. >> but some may be warning to he president's new proposal. >> it's a sign some critics suct could be evident that 12 years of the start on the sold cold war on terror. >> they've been engaged in...
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three to me what kind of person says we don't care if you've done your city to guantanamo bay or just on the ground here in one town i'm ok there's no change whatsoever and everybody is sort of waiting for washington to kill some leadership meanwhile the number of hunger strike in guantanamo inmates who are being force fed has was forty one now making up a quarter of the time entire prison population the practice has been condemned as torture by there is international organizations including the u.n. and it's not just the detainees who are suffering no and the prison remains open are these arab sosa's channel when to yemen to meet a family a one of the in main. yeah some might argue there's not all that much difference between the physical torture that many prisoners undergo in one town of mode and the emotional toll meant their relatives are forced to deal with at home like the family of abdurahman ash batty a yemeni terrorist suspects held at the controversial detention center since two thousand and two after his arrest the whole family was accused of links to terrorists only and no
three to me what kind of person says we don't care if you've done your city to guantanamo bay or just on the ground here in one town i'm ok there's no change whatsoever and everybody is sort of waiting for washington to kill some leadership meanwhile the number of hunger strike in guantanamo inmates who are being force fed has was forty one now making up a quarter of the time entire prison population the practice has been condemned as torture by there is international organizations including...
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i said something about guantÁnamo bay first because that was what he had a thought in that kind of venue that it was important to give another side of the story because i was just imagining what the press is going to report i didn't get up and say something. which is that president obama and maybe the republicans would say, oh, you shouldn't use these drones. so you need something to avoid to say, wait a minute, you're not going nearly far enough with the use of jones and it's killing a lot of innocent people and it's counterproductive and going against national security. so i look back now at a couple of weeks and i don't see a shift in policy. there have been for john strikes since then. two in pakistan and two in yemen. once in pakistan are important to look at because there are elections in pakistan and a new prime minister was elected. number two was to come into that election and there were a lot of campaign programs against the drones. we followed most of the tribal areas where the drones drugs are being used to speak out against them. the fact that he came in number two is very s
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he will head guantanamo closure. it follows his renewed pledge to close the prison. 166 prisoners suspected of terrorism are being held at guantanamo. >>> we're following a developing story in syria. state tv reports several explosions on the western edge of damascus. it's the same neighborhood that houses several embassies. look at this video online. it appears to show rebels attacking syrian troops in another part of the capital. nbc news can not verify the authenticity of this video. the group claims it was targeting forces. >>> turkish union workers are holding a one-day strike over the forced eviction of protesters from the park. riot police fired water canons and tear gas on the demonstrators. a protest against plans to redevelop the park has spread to a broader discontent with the prime minister of turkey. >>> there's a new showdown between north korea and the u.s. over peace talks. north korea proposed they could sit down with the u.s. as long as there were no preconditions. the u.s. says they're open for tal
he will head guantanamo closure. it follows his renewed pledge to close the prison. 166 prisoners suspected of terrorism are being held at guantanamo. >>> we're following a developing story in syria. state tv reports several explosions on the western edge of damascus. it's the same neighborhood that houses several embassies. look at this video online. it appears to show rebels attacking syrian troops in another part of the capital. nbc news can not verify the authenticity of this...
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jordan, al jazeera, guantanamo bay, jordan. -- cuba. are due toleaders hold more talks in july, but on world refugee day, most of those say theyob -- in dadab are not ready to go. >> after almost those two years living on hand louts -- on handouts, he would still rather be here than in his home in shema. she and her four children and 82 --year-old mother left their drought struck farm. the drought is now over, and most of the country is relatively stable. mangoeams of their plantations and longs to return, but not just yet. home is safe and the humanitarian organizations can help me go back, i am well he -- i am ready and willing to take that chance. >> the governments of somalia and kenya think differently. but the u.n.'s refugee convention says any returns have to be voluntary, and there are not many volunteers. >> when we are asking refugees about their wish to return to somalia, they are telling us they don't want -- they want to return, but not right now. >> why not? >> because they still feel the situation is not stable enough for
jordan, al jazeera, guantanamo bay, jordan. -- cuba. are due toleaders hold more talks in july, but on world refugee day, most of those say theyob -- in dadab are not ready to go. >> after almost those two years living on hand louts -- on handouts, he would still rather be here than in his home in shema. she and her four children and 82 --year-old mother left their drought struck farm. the drought is now over, and most of the country is relatively stable. mangoeams of their plantations...
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president obama's call to close guantanamo drew some of the loudest applause. at the prison camp there is no indication that any closure will happen any time soon. pretrial hearings happened today. joining me now by phone from guantanamo where they have been following all of these hearings, carol rosenberg and joe chirillo is a former fdny firefighter. he was all about buried in the collapse of the twin towers and survived and is attending the hearing today at the invitation of the prosecution. first to you, carol. what is happening today? do we have khalid shake muhammad wearing the cammy gear and what to many are offensive battle gf arb? >> reporter: yes, andrea. he and his four fellow accusers back in court today. they voluntarily skipped court today and he showed up in what i would call his uniform. the attire of a hunting uniform, woodland camo pattern that the judge has allowed him to wear with a white turban. he has the same burnt orange dyed beard. these are strictly legal motions. it's not about the 9/11 attacks, that day, the plot or the scheme. we're
president obama's call to close guantanamo drew some of the loudest applause. at the prison camp there is no indication that any closure will happen any time soon. pretrial hearings happened today. joining me now by phone from guantanamo where they have been following all of these hearings, carol rosenberg and joe chirillo is a former fdny firefighter. he was all about buried in the collapse of the twin towers and survived and is attending the hearing today at the invitation of the prosecution....
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it is refusing to take anymore still held at guantÁnamo. meanwhile, he continues with his life, but with no guarantees. >> i do not have a job, i do not have a home, i do not have a passport. aw can i have any hope? >> taste of freedom, but with a better -- with a bitter note. >> the nba champions will be decided in the next few hours. the miami heat host the san antonio spurs in game seven. it will be the 18th decider in nba history. san antonio missed out on the title in game six on tuesday. they had a 10 point lead at the end of the third quarter but ended up losing in overtime. miami are looking to retain the title for the first time while san antonio are aiming for their fifth in 15 years. the last five games seven's in the finals have been won by the host. a report from the city that hopes that is not about to change. here we are outside the american airlines arena in downtown miami. in case you need to be reminded, it is in big letters on the side of the building. tonight is game seven between the miami heat and the san antonio spurs
it is refusing to take anymore still held at guantÁnamo. meanwhile, he continues with his life, but with no guarantees. >> i do not have a job, i do not have a home, i do not have a passport. aw can i have any hope? >> taste of freedom, but with a better -- with a bitter note. >> the nba champions will be decided in the next few hours. the miami heat host the san antonio spurs in game seven. it will be the 18th decider in nba history. san antonio missed out on the title in...
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back and us no makers threw up another hurdle to close the guantanamo bay prison this week the house armed services committee voted overwhelmingly to make it more difficult for mates there to be transferred out of the prison that's despite repeated promises from president obama to close the facility one hundred inmates have been on hunger strike for months now in protest at their indefinite detention many without even being charged. with battery when it says that at the very least the u.s. government should be open about its plans for the prison. it's trying to get between estrangement politically they were put up or to at least tell us what's really going to happen to the president the authority to release from guantanamo bay cuba including like structure armor back you london now i have the united states hunger strike there's no sign that they're going to come to negotiation going on. hunger strike i mean my client reports that all of the personal. complicated. or i should get letters from home in attorney client mel that are privileged. between each other and all been taken and no
back and us no makers threw up another hurdle to close the guantanamo bay prison this week the house armed services committee voted overwhelmingly to make it more difficult for mates there to be transferred out of the prison that's despite repeated promises from president obama to close the facility one hundred inmates have been on hunger strike for months now in protest at their indefinite detention many without even being charged. with battery when it says that at the very least the u.s....
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lawmakers to oppose force feeding at guantanamo. during his speech wednesday in berlin, president obama highlighted his pledge to seek guantanamo's closure. >> even as to remain vigilant about the threat of terrorism, we must move beyond the mindset of potential [indiscernible] in america, that means redoubling our efforts to close the prisons at guantanamo. a >> new figures show the immigration bill up for debate in the senate would cut federal deficits by nearly $200 billion over the next decade. the congressional budget office said the financial gains of adding millions of new taxpayers to the rolls would far outweigh any potential costs in paying out health-care and welfare benefits, as well as the tab for the measure's new spending on border enforcement. a keynclusion undeucuts claim of opponents to immigration reform. the bureau has been founded has cleared its agents in every single shooting incident dating back 20 years. from 1993 until today, fbi shootings were deemed justified in the fatal shootings of 70 people and woundi
lawmakers to oppose force feeding at guantanamo. during his speech wednesday in berlin, president obama highlighted his pledge to seek guantanamo's closure. >> even as to remain vigilant about the threat of terrorism, we must move beyond the mindset of potential [indiscernible] in america, that means redoubling our efforts to close the prisons at guantanamo. a >> new figures show the immigration bill up for debate in the senate would cut federal deficits by nearly $200 billion over...
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notion returns a coming of the program another obstacle in the path of closing guantanamo bay congress votes to make it more difficult to release prisoners even as one hundred inmates continue to starve themselves over the indefinite detention. six san diego residents were thrown off of an airplane not for what they said but how they said it because they said it in another language russian in fact a paranoid and cowardly steward on the plane told them that they had to clear out just for speaking another language to be here yes of some group of people were to commit a terrorist act then speaking in a foreign language would be a good tactic i can't deny that and foreigners who come to america better get on the ball and learn to speak english adequately but there is a problem about fifty million tourists visit america every year according to the u.s. department of commerce and trust me not all of them are canadians if the usa is going to have millions of tourists arriving in traveling by air then don't be surprised when they speak their own languages if you're going to throw foreigners of
notion returns a coming of the program another obstacle in the path of closing guantanamo bay congress votes to make it more difficult to release prisoners even as one hundred inmates continue to starve themselves over the indefinite detention. six san diego residents were thrown off of an airplane not for what they said but how they said it because they said it in another language russian in fact a paranoid and cowardly steward on the plane told them that they had to clear out just for...
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his footsteps by operating a guantanamo style prison in afghanistan. and all the stories after the break. to the. technology innovation hall the list of elements from around russia we've. covered. a story. you think you understand it. and realized. it was a big. download the official. language stream quality and enjoy your favorite. if you're away from your television. with your mobile device you can watch on t.v. anytime anywhere. is continues here in the pan islamic jihad has been called against syria with a prominent islamic cleric branding the assad government quote more infidel than. jews and christians he called was made by sheikh yousif. whose rhetoric reaches millions in the arab world through the news network which is made to show you. meanwhile syrian rebel groups have refused to attend an upcoming peace conference in geneva they saw it be ongoing fighting in the syrian province of. government and lebanese hezbollah troops have mounted and the numerous offensive one that analysts say could change the course of the civil war but in my coding d
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i've been detained at guantanamo for levon years and three months i've never been charged with any crime while the u.s. government tries to convince americans that mass spying is done in the name of the good and should be considered did new norm and that places like one ton of modes this to benefit national security it's people like manning and snowden as well as their supporters behind these walls and throughout the world who continue to defy the system and fight back the only way they believe is right and. new york well it's official the u.s. is turning a corner in the afghanistan war according to government officials the u.s. has agreed to engage in its first formal negotiations with the taliban about how to achieve peace and a decade long war this is quite an about face take a look at how quickly the u.s. has a evolved on the taliban united states of america makes the following demands on the town close immediately and permanently every term. the taliban regime. is coming to any. day she respects the people of afghanistan after all we are only its largest source of humanitarian aid b
i've been detained at guantanamo for levon years and three months i've never been charged with any crime while the u.s. government tries to convince americans that mass spying is done in the name of the good and should be considered did new norm and that places like one ton of modes this to benefit national security it's people like manning and snowden as well as their supporters behind these walls and throughout the world who continue to defy the system and fight back the only way they believe...
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we turn now to a possible breakthrough on the phone in the ongoing guantanamo bay hunger strike that has been taking place since february senate intelligence committee chairwoman dianne feinstein sent out a letter to secretary of defense chuck hagel yesterday asking for an end to force feeding practices in the letter she said quote hunger strikes are long known a form of nonviolent protest bringing attention to a cause rather than attempt of suicide i believe that the current approach raises very important ethical questions and complicates the difficult situation regarding the continued indefinite detention at guantanamo i urge you to re-evaluate the force feeding policies at guantanamo bay and to put in place the most humane possible policies possible feinstein also raised a number of international ethics and medical concerns with the practice she had a chance to see the situation firsthand when she visited get mown on june seventh while there are feinstein noted that sixty percent of the one hundred sixty six detainees are on a hunger strike and over forty of them are currently bei
we turn now to a possible breakthrough on the phone in the ongoing guantanamo bay hunger strike that has been taking place since february senate intelligence committee chairwoman dianne feinstein sent out a letter to secretary of defense chuck hagel yesterday asking for an end to force feeding practices in the letter she said quote hunger strikes are long known a form of nonviolent protest bringing attention to a cause rather than attempt of suicide i believe that the current approach raises...
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lawmakers threw up and now the hurdle to closing the guantanamo bay prison this week the house armed services committee voted overwhelmingly to make it more difficult for inmates there to be transferred out of the prison that's the spied repeated promises from president obama to close the facility more than one hundred inmates have been a hunger strike for months now in protest of their indefinite detention and many without even being charged the town curl very when guard says that at the very least the u.s. government should be open about its plans for the prison. under the national security whatever he can do that with the secretary of defense he does have that power it's time for this ministration to either put up or to at least tell us what's really going to happen the president doesn't have the authority to release from guantanamo bay to include men like soccer aamer back to london on the canal of the united states hunger strike there's no sign that there's anything in the cohesion going on to the hunger strike i mean my client reports that all of his personal possessions are st
lawmakers threw up and now the hurdle to closing the guantanamo bay prison this week the house armed services committee voted overwhelmingly to make it more difficult for inmates there to be transferred out of the prison that's the spied repeated promises from president obama to close the facility more than one hundred inmates have been a hunger strike for months now in protest of their indefinite detention and many without even being charged the town curl very when guard says that at the very...
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abuses of power carried out by america's government including the unmet promises to close down the guantanamo bay detention facility and what they call the war against whistleblowers in america we're certainly seeing an escalation of the government's response in terms of social control as well as persecution of people who are speaking out against the system speaking truth to power these americans are demanding that u.s. officials keep their hands off edward snowden the twenty nine year old former cia contractor who revealed the n.s.a. surveillance program that collected phone call mehta data of a sweeping number of people and spied on searches e-mails and file transfers through its present program it's not only the citizens of the united states it's billions and billions of people who are having all their data vacuumed up by the national security administration and whatever other agencies and programs have not been revealed yet snowden is currently hiding in hong kong hoping to get asylum in iceland and while the spying revelation he exposed was shocking some still go about business as usual
abuses of power carried out by america's government including the unmet promises to close down the guantanamo bay detention facility and what they call the war against whistleblowers in america we're certainly seeing an escalation of the government's response in terms of social control as well as persecution of people who are speaking out against the system speaking truth to power these americans are demanding that u.s. officials keep their hands off edward snowden the twenty nine year old...
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us to keep the guantanamo bay prison. under president obama's promise to lift the. result. of abusive so-called trolls by british police. over the freedom of speech. worldwide. this is with me live from the russian capital where it's now i just after nine am here. and the government in turkey has apologized for the violent response by security forces towards protesters. water cannons and tear gas for. protesters made fresh attempts to reach the prime minister's office at least fifty being arrested. dozens of homes were raided and sixteen people detained simply using social media and the internet has been used to share information. against the government turkish prime minister has its role in the riots. in particular. the people. on the television news. the revolution will not be televised that is according to graffiti spray painted all over istanbul and indeed the protests have gone largely unnoticed by the state media here in turkey however people did have the last word by destroying the satellite trucks of local state media channels if not to prove a point then at least t
us to keep the guantanamo bay prison. under president obama's promise to lift the. result. of abusive so-called trolls by british police. over the freedom of speech. worldwide. this is with me live from the russian capital where it's now i just after nine am here. and the government in turkey has apologized for the violent response by security forces towards protesters. water cannons and tear gas for. protesters made fresh attempts to reach the prime minister's office at least fifty being...
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just who will be free in guantanamo prison. back on air for the time being. the greek broadcaster lands a repreeve while politicians argue. he is arrested for fraud months after he vowed to clean up local politics. >> they say they have a shared interest in stopping the violence in syria but can't agree on how to do it. the u.s. and russian presidents have been meeting in northern island at a summit of some of the world's richest countries. putin supports the syrian government and barack obama sports the rebels. >> in a series of photo opportunities staged for the cameras, they had all actually already arrived, british prime minister david cameron shook the hands of the six leaders who for the most part share his views on syria and then he greeted the man who doesn't, russian president vladimir putin. by the u.n.'s latest conservative estimate and the figures only go up until the end of april, 93,000 people have now died in syria in the last year alone, an average of 166 people have died every single day. neighboring countries now shelter over 1.6 million ref
just who will be free in guantanamo prison. back on air for the time being. the greek broadcaster lands a repreeve while politicians argue. he is arrested for fraud months after he vowed to clean up local politics. >> they say they have a shared interest in stopping the violence in syria but can't agree on how to do it. the u.s. and russian presidents have been meeting in northern island at a summit of some of the world's richest countries. putin supports the syrian government and barack...
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guantanamo. and guantanamo is a significant drain on the department of defense's resources. there are other reasons which i will speak of, but the numbers speak for themselves. it cost us $1.6 million per detainee. that's versus $34,000 for federal prisoners. $1.6 million per detainee. 247 million authorized in this bill to replace temporary facilities at guantanamo. overall, $264 million a year to keep this facility operational for 1166 people. for every dollar spent on a detainee, we spend one less dollar on our troops in the field. a tame of great fiscal unsrnt, it is astounding that this facility stays open. guatemala -- guantanamo costs all not only in economic might but law might. we are a nation of laws. it is our continued adherence of our founders vision of lawful society that allows us to lead the world in confronting threats to peace and stability. i urge all of my colleagues to think about the damage guantanamo's continued operation causes to our national security. as terrorists conti
guantanamo. and guantanamo is a significant drain on the department of defense's resources. there are other reasons which i will speak of, but the numbers speak for themselves. it cost us $1.6 million per detainee. that's versus $34,000 for federal prisoners. $1.6 million per detainee. 247 million authorized in this bill to replace temporary facilities at guantanamo. overall, $264 million a year to keep this facility operational for 1166 people. for every dollar spent on a detainee, we spend...
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us to keep the guantanamo bay prison definitely undermining president obama's promise to lift the transfer. detainee. and social media posts result. of abusive twitter trolls by british police. over the freedom of speech. with the world's top headlines live. in moscow welcome to the program the government apologized for the violent response by security forces towards protesters didn't stop police unleashing their water cannons and tear gas for a fifth night the protesters made fresh attempts to reach the prime minister's office at least fifty of them were arrested reports also say dozens of homes were raided at least twenty five people using. the internet though has been used to share information. against the government so the prime minister has its role in the riots. in particular. lost people. why they are on the turkish t.v. news station. the revolution will not be televised that is according to graffiti spray painted all over istanbul and indeed the protests have gone largely unnoticed by the state media here in turkey however people did have the last word by destroying the satellite t
us to keep the guantanamo bay prison definitely undermining president obama's promise to lift the transfer. detainee. and social media posts result. of abusive twitter trolls by british police. over the freedom of speech. with the world's top headlines live. in moscow welcome to the program the government apologized for the violent response by security forces towards protesters didn't stop police unleashing their water cannons and tear gas for a fifth night the protesters made fresh attempts to...
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she doesn't want drones, she doesn't want guantanamo, ayers think they are all war criminals. how do you stop people who want to kill you? >> only crazy people don't want drones, bill? is that what you are saying? >> bill: if you don't want drones or guantanamo orrin addition or coerce interrogation, you don't want any of that, how do you protect yourself against people who not only blow you up but themselves. how do you do that? >> where is evidence of the drone wars protecting us from anything? >> where is the evidence? i think the evidence is the al qaeda leadership from all accounts, not just the united states is just in disarray and their leadership has been destroyed and killed. i think that's pretty strong evidence. >> well, is it coincidence or causation? where is evidence where they have come out and said that just constantly droning middle eastern countries are going to make us safe? >> bill: are you going it make a statement on the factor that the drones have not badly damaged our enemies. >> they have badly damaged the united states actually. >> bill: not our oppos
she doesn't want drones, she doesn't want guantanamo, ayers think they are all war criminals. how do you stop people who want to kill you? >> only crazy people don't want drones, bill? is that what you are saying? >> bill: if you don't want drones or guantanamo orrin addition or coerce interrogation, you don't want any of that, how do you protect yourself against people who not only blow you up but themselves. how do you do that? >> where is evidence of the drone wars...
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congress has voted against closing guantanamo bay of course we're on hunger strike you reached its fourth month now the vast majority of inmates are taking part in many of them and are being forced president obama earlier promised to lift a ban on sending home some yemeni inmates that were cleared for release but the long suffering relatives of the inmates are skeptical he can or will stay true to his word. he met some of them. there some might argue there's not all that much difference between the physical torture that many prisoners undergo in one town of most and the emotional toll meant their relatives are forced to deal with at home like the family of abdurahman ash batty a yemeni terrorist suspects held at the controversial detention center since two thousand and two after his arrest the whole family was accused of links to terrorists almost an hour we had them america's support for human rights is merely a show and only cares about its own people well it destroys the rights of all others who have been suffering for thirteen years now. and yemen president obama's recent promise to l
congress has voted against closing guantanamo bay of course we're on hunger strike you reached its fourth month now the vast majority of inmates are taking part in many of them and are being forced president obama earlier promised to lift a ban on sending home some yemeni inmates that were cleared for release but the long suffering relatives of the inmates are skeptical he can or will stay true to his word. he met some of them. there some might argue there's not all that much difference between...
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-- those questions exist now in guantanamo. our values and constitutional principles are going to be upheld. just to give the president the option of coming up with that plan that i know several in this committee have asked him to come up with. i yield back. >> you yield back. [laughter] >> real appreciate you. the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. thank you, mr. chairman. -- >> thank you, mr. chairman. the president does have the option because this ban is not permit law. we have to vote on it every year. so the president comes up with a plan that can gain the support of the american people and the representatives in congress, then that band can go away. but so far, the american people have made their views clear, as have their representatives in congress. yesterday, we had a vote on for having funds from being used to bring people here, to house people who are right here from guantanamo, and 254 of us in the house voted not to bring them. even the president's speech last week that these are difficult questio
-- those questions exist now in guantanamo. our values and constitutional principles are going to be upheld. just to give the president the option of coming up with that plan that i know several in this committee have asked him to come up with. i yield back. >> you yield back. [laughter] >> real appreciate you. the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. thank you, mr. chairman. -- >> thank you, mr. chairman. the president does have the option because this ban is...
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el gobierno del presidente obama dio otro paso para el cierre de la prisiÓn de guantÁnamo en cuba al nombrar a un abogado que se encargarÁ de los detalles , tiene amplia experiencia en tres ramas del gobierno, y reabrirÁ la oficina del departamento de estado para el cierre de guantÁnamo que dejÓ de operar en enero. la pipa, la pipa que se usa para fumar tabaco es motivo de controversia en la florida, una nueva ley prohÍbe vender pipas para fumar marihuana, la pregunta logica cÓmo sabe si una pipa es para fumar marihuana, lourdes del rio recogiÓ testimonios. >>> y mientras en el paÍs entero se lucha por legalizar la marihuana, y despenalizar su consumo, en la florida se aproÓo una medida que convierte en una ofensa menor tener o portar pipas de cristal, o madera, si delinque por segunda vez serÍa un delito mayor la iniciativa es parte de la lucha contra drogas. >>> por quÉ permitir que lo tenga encima, o una tienda lo venda, si sabemos que el uso final es para drogas ilegales. >>> esta ley presentada por un legislador que superÓ problemas de drogas, y promueve la mano dura
el gobierno del presidente obama dio otro paso para el cierre de la prisiÓn de guantÁnamo en cuba al nombrar a un abogado que se encargarÁ de los detalles , tiene amplia experiencia en tres ramas del gobierno, y reabrirÁ la oficina del departamento de estado para el cierre de guantÁnamo que dejÓ de operar en enero. la pipa, la pipa que se usa para fumar tabaco es motivo de controversia en la florida, una nueva ley prohÍbe vender pipas para fumar marihuana, la pregunta logica cÓmo sabe...
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found so by courts of law people at guantanamo bay first vote since president obama said last month he was still determined to close a facility so i guess republicans in congress are still ok with human rights abuses appalling conditions and letting this blight on american history stand tim i really . don't know why what the purpose is at this point you know these are in many cases they're not all people have been found innocent there are some bad people in guantanamo but. but there's bad people and you know we've never had anybody examine every day extend attention or they're bad people to get and i don't really know i mean if we're we're at an interesting point where the president is interested in this i'm not really sure how much he's interested in not treating regular americans us to earth but you know and here's what i think is happening because i you know i get conservatives on this program and on my radio program costly and they the and they will say well your president ran on closing guantanamo how's that go on and you can't do it again i say well republicans have stopped a bod
found so by courts of law people at guantanamo bay first vote since president obama said last month he was still determined to close a facility so i guess republicans in congress are still ok with human rights abuses appalling conditions and letting this blight on american history stand tim i really . don't know why what the purpose is at this point you know these are in many cases they're not all people have been found innocent there are some bad people in guantanamo but. but there's bad...
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program and on my radio program costly in the end they will say well your president ran on closing guantanamo how's that go on and you can't do it here and i say well republicans have stopped a body as the president as you know and i just think that's going to be a look at the presidency type of thinking where everybody said well of course he's the president he should just be able to do anything the idea that there's any sort of limitations on executive power is something that people have a hard time getting their minds around unfortunately you have you may you had an interesting comment in the earlier segment you said it's unconstitutional but it is legal how can that big well i'm down here and i'm not under the doctor's going under the doctrine of judicial review of our madison which in eighty three with which i completely disagree it's it's it can be unconstitutional and legal until the supreme court decides it's unconstitutional but still nicole you know i'm curious do you think that the that this republican vote is purely partisan that this is set up for the twenty four to election defin
program and on my radio program costly in the end they will say well your president ran on closing guantanamo how's that go on and you can't do it here and i say well republicans have stopped a body as the president as you know and i just think that's going to be a look at the presidency type of thinking where everybody said well of course he's the president he should just be able to do anything the idea that there's any sort of limitations on executive power is something that people have a...
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shaker aamer said -- more than 11 years without trial inside guantanamo. in the united states, what marker -- walmart workers who went on strike to demand better pay and union rights say the company is now retaliating against them 35 workers were reportedly fired and 11 subjected to other disciplinary measures after striking and traveling to the company's headquarters in arkansas and earlier this month. at least one of the workers was reportedly told the firing was in direct response to the strike. opening statements begin today and the trial of george zimmerman, the men who shot and killed trayvon martin last year. he will face a jury of six women, five of them white read he could face up to life in prison on charges of second- degree murder. the food network has announced its cancelling celebrity chef paula deen's tv program after she admitted using racial slurs. she has apologized for the behavior which came to light as part of a lawsuit brought by former manager of a restaurant owned by paula deen and her brother. the worker said employees were subject
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joining me now by phone from guantanamo bay is the most veteran of all guantanamo reporte reporters, the "miami herald's" carol rosenberg. carol, are the detainees still on hunger strike, still in isolation, and will it make any difference now that cliff sloan has been appointed? >> yes, andrea, there's still 104 of the 166 detainees on hunger strike as of this morning. navy troops are tube feeding, or as the president calls it, force feeding 44 of the hunger striking detainees. they've been on strike for about four months and first thing we learned today at the hearing with khalid shaikh mohammed is that the 9/11 accused are not on a hunger strike. they look fit. they look like they're eating and in fact we're in a lunch recess where they've been given an opportunity to pray and have lunch. as for clifford sloan, i have to tell you, it was a bit of a surprise. people down here didn't immediately recognize his name and we know, as established, he's not a career diplomat. so it looks like this is a choice to lobby the hill on reducing restrictions. if you recall the last person who ha
joining me now by phone from guantanamo bay is the most veteran of all guantanamo reporte reporters, the "miami herald's" carol rosenberg. carol, are the detainees still on hunger strike, still in isolation, and will it make any difference now that cliff sloan has been appointed? >> yes, andrea, there's still 104 of the 166 detainees on hunger strike as of this morning. navy troops are tube feeding, or as the president calls it, force feeding 44 of the hunger striking detainees....